Jhanji

The river Jhanji is famous from the time of Ahom kingdom in Assam.It physically divides Jorhat and Sivasagar districts of Assam.The word Jhanji is an Assamese compound word.In Assamese,Jhanji means "jhanjori kohiyua nodi"; the river which flows waste products of flood.In the time of flood it flows a high amount of things like trees,mud,etc.So it was named as Jhanji

In lots of old bihu songs,The jhanji river was mentioned.Jibon Jaji noi,Jhanji noi eribo nuwaru etc are some example.Tamulichiga,Bhogamukh,Khonamukh are three famous place in the bank of jhanji river,which was named after the river Jhanji.

Jhanji is located at 26.894N94.420E

The National Highway 37 passes through Jhanji and connects it to the other places of Assam. Jorhat Airport is the nearest airport from Jhanji. The National Highway 61 (India) runs from Kohima, the capital of the state of Nagaland and ends at Jhanji. [1]

National Highway 61
Road map of India with National Highway 61 highlighted in blue,from Kohima to Jhanji
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State

Jhanji is part of the 103rd Amguri Legislative Assembly. Jhanji is part of the Jorhat (Lok Sabha constituency).[2]

Colleges

• Jhanji Hemnath Sarma College, Jhanji Jamuguri
• Ghana Kanta Borah College, Tamulichiga
• Hanhchara Junior College, Jhanji Hanhchara

Schools

• Jhanji Higher Secondary School
• Chandradhar Gogoi Shankardev Shishu Vidya Niketan
• Jhanji Girls High School
• Jhanji Hanhchara High School
• Jarabari High School

• Tirthanath Sarma, renowned litterateur of Assam, former president of Assam Sahitya Sabha, Makum venue.
• Satyendranath Sarma, famous Assamese litterateur, former president of Assam Sahitya Sabha, Titabor venue.
• Kapil Thakur, Assamese lyricist, he wrote some famous Assamese songs like 'Maya Mathu Maya' etc. Father of Zubeen Garg.
• Zubeen Garg, His ancestral home is at Jhanji Tamulisiga.
• Binanda Chandra Barua,known as Dhwanikabi, his workplace was Jhanji HS school. He wrote the famous poem 'Rangoli Burhir Daan' in memory of an Ahom soldier 'Rangamua' of Jhanji Jamuguri.
• Jagannath Mahanta, notable Satriya dancer, research scholar.
• Chitralata Phukan, renowned Assamese litterateur.